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Dino (automobile)

Dino
Dino badge.jpg
Owner Ferrari
Country Italy
Introduced 1968 (1968)
Discontinued 1976 (1976)
Markets World
Dino 206 GT
Dino 206 GT.jpg
Overview
Production 1968–1969
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 L V6
Transmission 5-speed manual
Dino 246 GT and GTS
Paris - Bonhams 2013 - Ferrari Dino 246 GT Berlinetta - 1973 - 001.jpg
Overview
Production 1969–1974
Body and chassis
Body style Berlinetta
Targa top
Powertrain
Engine 2.4 L V6
Transmission 5-speed manual
Dino 308 GT4 2+2
Dino GT4 p1.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Ferrari
Production 1973–1976
(branded as Dino)
1976–1980
(branded as Ferrari)
Designer Marcello Gandini at Bertone
Body and chassis
Body style 2+2 coupé
Related Ferrari 308 GTB
Powertrain
Engine 3.0 L V8
Chronology
Successor Ferrari Mondial

Dino [ˈdinɔ] was a marque for mid-engined, rear-drive sports cars produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1976. Used for models with engines with fewer than 12 cylinders, it was an attempt by the company to offer a relatively low-cost sports car. The Ferrari name remained reserved for its premium V-12 and flat 12 models until 1976, when "Dino" was retired in favour of full Ferrari branding.

Named to honour Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari's son and heir Dino Ferrari, the Dino models used Ferrari racing naming designation of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for the size of the engine in deciliters and the third digit to represent the number of cylinders, i.e. 246 being a 2.4-litre 6-cylinder and 308 being a 3.0-litre 8-cylinder. Ferrari street models of the time used a three-digit representation of the displacement in cubic centimeters of one of the 12 cylinders, which would have been meaningless in a brand with differing numbers of cylinders.

The "Dino" marque was created to market a lower priced, "affordable" sports car capable of taking on the Porsche 911. Ferrari's expensive V12s well exceeded the 911 in both performance and price. Enzo did not want to diminish his exclusive brand with a cheaper car, so the "Dino" was created.


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